Black History Month entertainment facts: 1) Beyonce is tied with Adele for the most Grammys ever won by a female artiist in one night...6. In 1984, Michael Jackson won 8 Grammy Awards, still a record. And the legendary Quincy Jones is tied for 2nd-most Grammys won in total all-time: 27 3) In 1959, Ella Fitzgerald became the first African-American woman to win a Grammy. She took home 5, including Best Jazz Vocal & Best Pop Performance. 4) In 1956, Nat King Cole became the first African-American to host his own national television program The Nat King Cole Show 5) In 2003, Oprah Winfrey became the first female U.S. billionaire. 6) In 2001, BET owner Robert Johnson became the first African-American billionaire in the US. 7) Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American ever to win an Oscar. It was for her Supporting Actress role in the classic Gone With The Wind . Dorothy Dandridge was the first African-American woman to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Two years after portraying Dandridge in a bio-pic, Halle Berry became the first African-American woman to win the award. 8) The first-ever African-American-owned and operated record label was Black Swan Records (originally called Pace Phonographic Recordings), established in 1921 in Harlem, NY by Harry Pace. 9) In 1966, Bill Cosby became the first-ever African-American to win an Emmy for his role in the action series I Spy. In 1969, Diahann Carroll was the first African-American actress ever nominated for an Emmy for the tv show Julia.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:58:35 +0000
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